An uncoupling protein (UCP) has been identified in mitochondria from Acanthamoeba castellanii, a nonphotosynthetic soil amoeboid protozoon that, in molecular phylogenesis, appears on a branch basal to the divergence points of plants, animals, and fungi. The existence of UCP in A. castellanii (AcUCP) has been revealed using antibodies raised against plant UCP. Its molecular mass (32,000 Da) was ...

Growth of the murine B-lymphocyte cell line CC9C10 and the myeloma SP2/0 was enhanced significantly by the presence of the unsaturated fatty acids, oleic and linoleic acids in serum-free culture. The cellular content of linoleic and oleic acids gradually increased during continuous culture passage, with no evidence of regulatory control. Over 10 culture passages in the presence of these fatty a...

Drought affects yield of peanut, but its effect on oleic and linoleic acids that influence its oil quality of peanut genotypes with different levels of drought resistance has not been clearly investigated. Therefore, the aims of this research were to determine whether soil water levels could affect oil quality by changes in fatty acid compositions of peanut, and to investigate the changes i...

Radioactive oleic and linoleic..: adds, labeled with 3II'in the ehain and 14C in the carbonyl group, were administered to white ll~ghorn laying hens. Mixture~ fed in separate experiments included: (1) 3H-.and 14C-Iu.iJeled oleic acid, (2) 311_ and 14C-Iabeled linoleic..: acid and (3) eH] oleic acid and r14Cllinoleic acid. The 3H/ 14C ratios of both the neutral lipid and phospholipid fractions f...

Essential fatty acids (EFA) are a group of unsaturated fatty acids which are not produced in humans, but are necessary for the proper functioning of the human body. It is mostly found in vegetable oils, seeds and nuts. They have shown diverse medicinal properties and potential beneficial effects on diseases such as cancer, insulin resistance, skin permeability, cardiovascular disease and depres...

the objective of the present study was to determine the antilipidperoxidation and in vitro α-amylase and lipase inhibitory activity of the boswellia ovalifoliolata bal henry (bob) extract. the polyphenolic compounds, flavonoids, and tannins content of the extracts were estimated by spectrophotometry. antioxidant activity on goat liver lipid peroxidation and linoleic acid was determined.moreover...

The anthracenedione antineoplastic agents mitoxantrone and ametantrone are potent inhibitors of basal and drug-stimulated lipid peroxidation in a variety of subcellular systems (Kharasch, E. D., and Novak, R. F. (1983) J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 226, 500-506). The mechanism by which these compounds function as antioxidants has been investigated using enzymic and chemical systems. Mitoxantrone and...